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James Ellis, Walter Scott. into the adjoining grounds of Mr. De Lisle , and is distant more than a mile from the place ... ground which would seem to have some rela- tion to the battle , though I know of no tradition respect- ing it . It ...
James Ellis, Walter Scott. into the adjoining grounds of Mr. De Lisle , and is distant more than a mile from the place ... ground which would seem to have some rela- tion to the battle , though I know of no tradition respect- ing it . It ...
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... ground ; We the thin dews descending gently meet , And new form'd fogs come tumbling by our feet ; We pass the scarce - to - be - discerned source Of many a river , many a water course . a Qu . - The late Mr. Ellis ? -J . F. D. • From ...
... ground ; We the thin dews descending gently meet , And new form'd fogs come tumbling by our feet ; We pass the scarce - to - be - discerned source Of many a river , many a water course . a Qu . - The late Mr. Ellis ? -J . F. D. • From ...
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... ground ; but could discern nothing of it , besides the deadness of all plants there . We were shewed the Picts ' Wall , but it appeared only as a range or bank of stones all overgrown with grass , not un- like the bank of the Devil's ...
... ground ; but could discern nothing of it , besides the deadness of all plants there . We were shewed the Picts ' Wall , but it appeared only as a range or bank of stones all overgrown with grass , not un- like the bank of the Devil's ...
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19th of August 25th of September Adamson ancient ballad ANTIQUARY ballad Chevy Chace battle axe Battle of Otterbourne betwixt Bishop Percy Border history Border Minstrelsy Buchannan says called Battle Croft called Percy's camp Chase Cheviot Chivet Hills Clargill copy Davidson earl of Douglas Earl of Whitfield edition encamped England English erroneous favour Fenwick field of Otterbourne Forster fought in 1388 Froissart gave Godscroft ground Hall Henry IV Henry VI Hexham History of Northumberland Hodgson's honour horses Hunting huts JAMES ELLIS James of Scotland king James late letter Lord Keeper Guilford lordship Luck-in-a-Bag marched Newcastle NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE notes obliged humble servant Otterburn Castle party Percy's Cross poem prisoner Proprietor of Otterbourne quary reign Reliques ride Robin of Risingham Rokeby Scotch Scots Scottish Border Sir John sir Ralph Percy spears spot supposed town were shut Tyne Vide appendix WALTER SCOTT White Cross Whitfield of Whitfield